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Arsenal will reluctantly accept a £50million offer from one of Europe’s heavyweights for Alexis Sanchez, while Manchester United’s Chris...

Arsenal will reluctantly accept a £50million offer from one
of Europe’s heavyweights for Alexis Sanchez, while Manchester United’s Chris
Smalling will see he’s been linked with two Premier League rivals when he reads
Wednesday’s newspapers.

Man United Join Liverpool, Juve In Race For Bayern
Star

Manchester United have reportedly joined Premier League
rivals Liverpool as well as Juventus in the race to sign Bayern Munich winger
Douglas Costa.

The Brazilian is rumoured to be considering leaving the
German giants this summer, almost two years after joining from Shakhtar Donetsk
for €30 million.

The 26-year-old has not fulfilled his potential since
arriving at the Allianz Arena and is looking for a fresh challenge to reignite
his career.

Costa, who has also been linked with Tottenham, is perhaps
more suited to Liverpool’s style of game than United’s, but Jose Mourinho is
looking to add pace and dynamism to his attack for next season and is believed
to have targeted Costa as a genuine option for the Red Devils.

Italian champions Juve, however, remain favourites to land
the forward ahead of what could become a summer bidding war, according to the
report in Calciomercato.

Alexis
Sanchez Agent Set For Bayern Munich Talks

Alexis Sanchez’s agent has been flown to Germany to hold
transfer talks with Bayern Munich, according to reports on Wednesday.

The Arsenal forward is about to enter the final year of his
contract and looks increasingly likely to leave the club after they missed out
on Champions League football.

And according to South American newspaper El Mercurio, the
player has set his sights on joining the German champions – with some reports
claiming a £50million fee has been agreed.

The report adds that Bundesliga heavyweights are also
willing to pay Sanchez £10m-a-season on a four-year contract.

Manchester City are also thought to be keen, but Arsenal
wouldn’t want to sell him to a direct rival and will reluctantly accept a
£50million offer from Bayern for the player.

Sanchez has scored 29 goals for Arsenal this season, but
Saturday’s FA Cup final appearance is likely to be his last for the club,
having arrived from Barcelona in 2014.

Iker Casillas
Swapping Porto For Liverpool

Iker Casillas has reportedly signed a pre-contract agreement
with Liverpool, according to AS.

The 36-year-old Spain star is believed to be leaving Porto
this summer after two years in Portugal. He signed a two year deal in July 2015
with the option of another 12-months, but he has decided to move on.

Casillas, who has been capped 167 times, has offers from
Liverpool, Turkey, China and Qatar, according to the Spanish daily.

However, they report claims the former Real Madrid man, who
has won the Champions League three times, has penned a pre-contract agreement
with Jurgen Klopp’s men as he looks for at least one more season at the top
level.

Casillas would bring great experience to Liverpool, having
amassed a record 175 appearances in the Champions League as well as winning the
World Cup with Spain.

Madrid announced they had signed the 16-year-old on Tuesday,
effective in July 2018 when the forward turns 18. FIFA youth transfer regulations
do not allow international transfers of players under 18, with few exceptions.

The plan is for Vinicius to remain with Flamengo for another
year after until 2019, but he can move to Madrid earlier if both sides agree,
the Spanish club said in a statement.

Details were not immediately announced, but reports placed
the transfer fee at €45 million. That would make Vinicius the most expensive
Brazilian signing since Neymar joined Barcelona in 2013 for €57.1m, a figure
that's the subject of an ongoing court case.

Vinicius made his senior professional club debut for
Flamengo earlier this month, after already starring for Brazil in March at the
2017 South American Under-17 championship, where he was the top scorer and
player of the tournament.

He only renewed his contract with Flamengo last week after
reportedly undergoing a medical at Madrid's behest.

Duo Have
Big Interest In Manchester United Defender Smalling

Another player who could be set for a farewell appearance
for his club this week is Manchester United defender Chris Smalling.

We brought you the news on Tuesday about how the player is
likely to be made available for transfer this summer after slipping down Jose
Mourinho’s pecking order.

It was claimed the United boss sees Eric Bailly, Marcos
Rojo, Daley Blind and Phil Jones ahead of the England man in the pecking order
– and amid reports a £60million offer for Marquinhos has been launched – it
seems Smalling could be the man to make way.

And today’s Sun believes West Ham and West Brom both want to
sign the 27-year-old and have already made enquiries for the player.

The player has two years left on his current deal at Old
Trafford and it’s suggested a fee of £25million will tempt the club to sell.

The defender has come under public fire from Mourinho this
season, the first time was when Smalling missed the Premier League win at
Swansea in November and then last month when he suggested he was being “too
cautious” in overcoming an injury.

The player is likely to be on the bench on Wednesday evening
as Manchester United look to finish their season wit victory in the Europa
League final.

Man City Confident
Of Landing Sanchez, Walker

Manchester City are moving aggressively to avoid another
season like the one that has just passed, with the Mirror claiming the club's
owners probably will hand Pep Guardiola Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez and
Tottenham full-back Kyle Walker.

The report details how City hope to land both for around
£100 million to transform them into title contenders.

City believe they can beat Bayern Munich and Paris
Saint-Germain to land the Chilean after he knocked back the Gunners'
£250,000-per-week offer to extend his deal at the Emirates.Reports in Chile,
however, have suggested that Sanchez's agent travelled to Munich to celebrate
Arturo Vidal's 30th birthday on Monday and sound out the possibility of his
client joining Bayern for a reported €58m fee and €13m annual salary.

Both players appear to available at the right price and City
are likely to land the pair for £50m apiece with Walker's pace from full-back
seemingly a vital part of the summer rebuild.

Milan To
Land Balde, Musacchio

AC Milan will look to continue a statement summer haul in
the transfer market by beating Juventus to the signing of Lazio forward Keita
Balde, reports Tuttosport.

With just one year remaining on his deal, the Biancocelesti
probably will be forced to cash in on the 22-year-old. The Senegalese star has
scored 16 goals in Serie A this term and could represent a bargain given his
contract situation, although Lazio are talking a hard bargain by demanding
€50m.

The Italian outlet also reports that the Rossoneri are close
to clinching the signing of Mateo Musacchio from Villarreal for a fee of around
€18m.

Juve Prep
Huge Bid For Porto Star Felipe

Juventus will try to sign Porto star Felipe and are
preparing a €30m offer, reports Portuguese newspaper A Bola.

The Dragoes will point to the 28-year-old's €50m release
clause, having recently bought out the Brazilian centre-back's remaining 25
percent economic rights for €5m.

Felipe and Ivan Marcano formed a formidable partnership for
the Portuguese side but given the age of the former, the club may be tempted to
cash in should a big offer arrive from the Old Lady.

The Ligue 1 giants are set to lose Alexandre Lacazette this
summer and face a daunting task to replace the striker who scored 37 goals in
all competitions this season.

The Burkina Faso forward would cost between €15m-€20m and
has scored 13 goals and assisted on six more across all competitions this
season to help the Eredivisie side reach the Europa League final in Stockholm
on Wednesday.

L'Equipe adds that Lyon's other attacking target will be
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, with Lacazette likely to move to
Atletico Madrid.

Others

Manchester City players are convinced Alexis Sanchez and
Kyle Walker are arriving at the Etihad in a £100m blockbuster double swoop
(Daily Mirror)

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is set to sign a new contract to
stay at Stamford Bridge after Saturday’s FA Cup final (Daily Star)

West Ham are bracing themselves for a summer fight with
Marseille for another of their top stars – £20m record-signing Andre Ayew
(Daily Mirror)

Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian have distanced themselves from
a £75m move for Diego Costa, saying there has been no contact with the Chelsea
hitman since the turn of the year (Daily Mirror)

Eddie Howe risks a backlash and a raft of new wage demands
from Bournemouth stars over Jermain Defoe’s £19.5m contract (Daily Mirror)

Bournemouth defender Steve Cook believes Defoe will be the
first of many big-name signings for the club (Daily Express)

Premier League new boys Brighton are plotting a move for
Hertha Berlin’s Japan international midfielder Genki Haraguchi (Daily Mirror)

Championship side Queens Park Rangers are battling to hold
onto teenage midfielder Josh Bowler, with Everton trying to sign him

France full-back Bacary Sagna claims he is in the dark about
his future, with his Manchester City contract set to expire next month (Daily
Mirror)

Liverpool are among the clubs in talks to sign Porto’s
former Real Madrid and Spain keeper Iker Casillas on a summer Bosman, according
to a Spanish media report

Kevin Phillips is desperate to kick off his managerial
career at Sunderland (Daily Mirror)

Marcus Rashford is set to see a £10,000-a-week pay rise on
his Manchester United contract this summer (The Sun)

Nigel Pearson could find himself at the centre of a
North-East tug of war between Middlesbrough and Sunderland (The Sun)

Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta has described reports
linking him with Barcelona as “flattering” but insists he is happy at Stamford
Bridge (Daily Express)